I found it surprising that Microsoft is planning a dedicated gaming box for 2028.
Ubiquitous #gaming is the future, most of humanity has a computer in their pocket, and the power of the cloud and connectivity is constantly improving. In the future you won't think of what device you game much, you will just game.
@gpowerf most people have no interest in cloud gaming. The tech isn't there yet for too many genres.
@silo64 I just want to point out that I never mentioned cloud gaming in my original toot. I mentioned cloud, but not cloud gaming as we know it today which is using a fully remote GPU/CPU to process everything. I mentioned the power of the cloud which can be used for other things like LLMs to power NPCs for example.
I was talking about ubiquitous gaming, which is a broader concept that includes cloud gaming but also other forms of gaming, such as mobile gaming, AR/VR gaming, and as well as new ways of gaming that haven't been invented yet.
@gpowerf fair enough, but don't expect the industry to ditch hardware until the tech is real and effective. LLM and cloud tech and "ubiquitous gaming" sounds like an abstract fantasy for now.